Vehicle-wheel.



M. T.IL0NG.

VEHICLE WHEEL. 'APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 14,1908.

Patented Apr. 20, 1909.

vwentcz eflicient Wheel. 'Another obj'ect'isto lMATTHEW T. LONG', or HELENA, OKLAHOMA.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' :Patented April 2o, 190e.

Serial No. 463,001.

l Application .filed-September 14, 1908.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that. l, MATTHEW T.'LoNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Helena, in the county of Alfalfa and State of Oklahoma, have invented a new and usefulI Vehicle-Wheel, of which the following is a specilication. 1

This invention relates tov vehicle wheels, and its object is to provide a wheel' formed practically entirely of metal and which 'is no heavier or more expensive than wooden Wheels of the same size. 4

Another object .is to provide a metallicA wheel the spokes of which are designed to be'` connected to the rim or felly and hub, Without the necessity of brazing, soldering or screwing the parts together. y

A further object. of .the inventionl is.;to provide a wheel wherein the spokes can vbe simultaneously tightened against the rim or telly by the' manipulation of the box withinthehub.

A still further object is to provide awheel formed of parts all ofwhich canfbe readily obtained upon' the market' at; comparatively slight cost and which vcan be `,assembled quickly to. 'produce a" light, durable and provide. an all-metal wheelxhaving the appearance. of a .'-Wooden wheel.. With ,these and other .objects in view the invention. consists ofcertainnovel details of construction and combinationsof parts here` inafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim. l

' In the accompanying drawings the prel ferredv'forrnof the inventionhas been shown.

In said drawings I:"Fligure' 1 is a view partly' in side elevation and partly .in section of a .portion of a wheel constructed in accordance with the present invention. j'Fig. 2 is an ver1- larged central transverse section through. the

lhub 'of the wheel,l two of the spokes. being y.

shown vin section.' Fig. 3 is an .enlarged orwfellyof the Awheel 'and through. the 4'tdjoinin'g .portions of one of the 'spokes fand f Qf the tire.. 'F' 4fis a view similar to Fig.. 3

` butsl'iowing .a inerentikind of tire' upon thel Referringfto the figures by' characters of` reference 1,` l-1 designate Voppositely l'disposed similar substantiallyfrusto-co'nical 'hub sleeves. formed `-of metal and provided at their. large A. 0 1' 'innen ends with. annular anges 2;4 The body of the hub. may be formed of Wood or other solid substance, as

indicated at 3 and the sleeves 1 it snugly upon it. Formed radially within the middle portion of the .body '3 are slots 4 designed to receive the inner ends of the spokes of the wheel, said slots extending into the axlereceiving o ening 5 in the hub and being normally c osed at their inner ends by the tapered box 6 which is removably mounted Within'the-opening 5. The walls of each of `tlie slots 4 are `parallel as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

4The vs okes of. the wheel are formed of metal tu es "7 -their'mer'ends of which are ilat as indicated at'8so as to fit snugly lwithin the slots 4. l' These spokes not-only extend between the flanges 2,- but also betweenthe'bults' or. rivets9 which are'used tov draw' theliang'e's 'toward eachother and thus' holdthesleeves '1 .tightly clamped upon the 'body 3jy Nuts l10 arey tightly secured within thefoute'rends of the spokes and are detach- .ably 'engaged'by "tire bolts" v11 extending 'through a tire 12.wh:ich is mounted on the 'rim .13 vet the Wheel. shown 'especially infFig.l 3-' this rim is. preferably formed of channel iron with the flanges thereoflextendf ing outwardly so -that'the tire -12 will rest upon the edges of'the ilan'ges vand thus form an annular compartment -14 within the rim. .It is ofcourse to be understood` however thatif preferred the rirnfmayjbe constructed as" shown -a't 15 in Fig.' 4, Vthis construction being preferable Where 'a cushion or 'pneumatic tire 156 is used.'

4When itis desired to' assemble lthe parts l.

fof. the wheel, herein described the'spokes. are

placed' with their lat'end portions 8 Within .the slots 3'` and withv the inner endsof said *portions projecting short distances into the o ening 5, -it bei Aot course understood that .t e' bc'x 6 is not'inA position vWithin the hub durin this oper/atron." The. tire is then 'place -tightlyon 'the telly, preferably `by transversev section through. a portion. 'ofthel l V ein "iheatedandlshrunk on as'isusual when woo en rims are employed.- The tire is spokes. After the nuts' are firmly secured i11.fplac'e on the rim the'rim is positioned .around the outer ends of the spokes and said.

spokes shfted'radiallyoutw'ard so that their .outer .ends will 'cover and .surro'und the nuts .whichwill fit` tightly in. the'spokeends. lf

a rubber tire is used the nuts for holding the ends of the spokes in place must still be used and can be either riveted or bolted in place before the rubber tire is laoed Aon the rim.

After the rim has been ti l`tly securedto the spokes in this manner t e box 6 Which, as

heretofore stated, slightly tapered, is inserted into the hub and between the inner ends of the spokes. Said box is then driven longitudinally and acts as a Wedge and thus forces all of the spokes simultaneously out` Wardly along radial lines... The rim V13-and the spokes` are thus tightly clamped together and the entire Wheel rendered rigid.

nasmuch as the Walls of the slots 3 'are par-` 'v allel it will be apparent that when the spokes are shifted outwardlyl as above described no spaces Will be formed' between them and e Walls of the slots as would be the case should said-Walls eonver e inwardly and the as to force the spokes outwardly when-the struction is so obvious that it is not deemed box is inserted into the Bushing. This con.

necessary to illustrate it.

Importancel is v'attached to the facty that in a Wheel such ashere described it becomes unneoessaryto braze, solder or screw any of the arts together, and the Wheel, when finished), is not only light and durable, but has every appearance of the ordinary Wooden Wheel. rlhe Wheel can therefore be used ad vanta eously upon .buggies, runabouts and Aother 'ght vehicles. What is claimed is A. Wheel comprisin a hub having slots extending along radia lines, seamless tubes of uniform diameterha'ving flattened end portions inserted into the slots, a one piece rim of channeled material surrounding and .bearing against the outer endsof'tlie tubes,

nuts seated Within the outer ends of the tubes, a tire'extending around the rim, the

flanges of said rim extending outwardly and constituting bearings for the tire, and tirebolts extending through the tire and rim and engaging the nuts, said bolts and nuts constituting means for holdin the tire, rim and' tubes in predetermined re ation, and means slidably mounted within the hub and bearing against the inner ends of the tubes for simultaneously shifting said tubes radially- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

MATTHEW T. LONG. Witnesses:

C. R. EoKEs, J. W. MCCU'LLY. 

